# Time For New Eyeglasses **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685 "2017-03-21T13:53:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/1 "2017-03-21T13:53:52Z")
New script. I used to go to For Eyes, for the two for $99.00 deal. It has been six or seven years since I bought (or shopped for) glasses and this deal is not mentioned on their website. For Eyes, as most companies, advertise % off sales instead of dollar amounts, which I have no reference for. Can anyone recommend eyeglass purveyors? Particularly in the southern New Hampshire area. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/2 "2017-03-21T14:30:59Z")
Not NH based by a long shot but have a look at [zenni optical](http://www.zennioptical.com/). You may be pleasantly surprised. My co-worker has used them repeatedly and the glasses are every bit as good as your local Lenscrafter… ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/3 "2017-03-21T14:45:26Z")
Yup, Zenni. Dirt cheap. Normal prescription lenses with no options or additions can be as low as just the price of the frames, most of which are between $7 - $40. Quality is acceptable, for the price. It does take a couple of weeks to get them (it’s a China-based operation). You can take them to LensCrafters or wherever and most such places will adjust them for free. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/4 "2017-03-21T16:24:29Z")
For Eyes is still the best deal among brick & mortar places around here (Chicago). Often by several hundred dollars. The ones by me frequently send out postcards with special deals, including the $99 one you mentioned, not just percentage off. They also post the deals in their windows. I just picked up a pair of $99 progressives from them. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/5 "2017-03-21T18:04:36Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Yup, Zenni. Dirt cheap. Normal prescription lenses with no options or additions can be as low as just the price of the frames, most of which are between $7 - $40. Quality is acceptable, for the price. It does take a couple of weeks to get them (it’s a China-based operation). > > You can take them to LensCrafters or wherever and most such places will adjust them for free. +1 - I have used them and am happy. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/6 "2017-03-21T18:15:04Z")
If you just need glasses for reading an option is reading glasses–available at Walmart, Target, dollar stores, drug stores… for a few dollars. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/7 "2017-03-21T19:42:42Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > If you just need glasses for reading an option is reading glasses–available at Walmart, Target, dollar stores, drug stores… for a few dollars. They don’t refract for astigmatism, which affects the vision of about 1/3 or all young aduls and increases in incidence with age – possibly nearly everyone by the time they need 'reading glasses". Lenses that do not correct for astigmatism will cause considerable eyestrain. It is also very difficult to buy pre-made glasses that are ideal for both eyes, as most people’s Rx is not the same in each eye. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/8 "2017-03-21T20:45:01Z")
No love posted yet for Costco Optical? If you have a Costco Membership, I highly recommend them. > **[Costco Optical](https://www.costco.com/optical.html)** > > Find a great collection of Costco Optical at Costco. Enjoy low warehouse prices on name-brand Costco Optical products. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/9 "2017-03-21T22:21:41Z")
Thanks all for the help. PastTense, they are for distance. I do by the cheaters for reading, though. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/10 "2017-03-21T22:26:00Z")
Another vote for Zenni. I’ve ordered from them for years. I just got my most expensive pair of glasses from them: $46. That was for dark yellow polarized lenses in a wayfairer style frame. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/11 "2017-03-22T01:04:45Z")
I love my Zennis. I ordered a spare travel pair, and I liked them so much, they became my every day specs and I keep my very expensive old ones for backup. (They were $250 twenty years ago, paid for by an insurance company when mine were busted in a car wreck.) My wife orders them by the dozen, a frame for every outfit. In a year of two she loses or breaks them all and re-orders. You have nothing to lose. Order a pair from Zenni for $20 ($40 for bifocals) and it you don’t like them, keep then as spares and go to the mall. ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-eyeglasses/782685/12 "2017-03-22T15:27:57Z")
I’ve used Zenni in the past but quality-wise, their (plastic) frames last maybe a year before discoloring/fracturing and many styles have cheap-looking trim. **Firmoo** is my go-to now. They have BOGO for $39 and the frames are much more trendy (which might not be factor in your decision). The pair I’ve been wearing for 6 months now–in sweaty, tropical, third world conditions–still look brand new.